vt. 留住,阻住;耽搁;拘留,扣留
网络 扣留; 阻止; 使延迟
He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
他下意识地抓住了她的胳膊,试图留住她。
Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won´t detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."
米尔森站起来。“谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了,斯特宾太太。”
It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.
违反你的意愿拘留你无论多久都是违法的。
Sovereigns have "auctoritas", whereas magistrates detain "imperium".
君主拥有“权力”,而地方法官则拥有“帝国”。
What else can detain him at Norland?
还有什么事情能把他耽搁在诺兰庄园呢?